So I bought one of those aftermarket shift ***** from ebay awhile back. It uses 3 retarded set screws that routinely come loose. I am thinking of options to actually have the **** thread over the shifter. Has anyone done something like this? Bringing it to a machine shop crossed my mind, but that would be way too much for a **** that costs only 25 bucks. Only reason I'm even entertaining this thought is because I like how it goes with the car (real silver CF ball). Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

maybe its the wrong thread size

 

well the thing is the **** is one of the universal pos that isn't internally threaded. It comed with a plastic sleeve that fits over the threaded portion of the shifter, then the **** slides over this and is held in place with three set screws which I have to retighten everyday. I suppose what I'm looking for is a way that I could actually thread the **** onto the shifter like the oem one. It's alot harder than it sounds since the threaded shaft is smaller than the hole in the shift ****, so tapping it is out of the question.

 

try using plummers tape on the threads of the 3 small screws... it should hold it in place... i have the same type of shift **** but mine has not loosened yet...

 

you can try using loctite one the set screws but you will not get it back off if you use the red i think. the blue will allow you to remove it (with alot of force) later.

 

thanks for the feedback. I think i'lll try some of these. I noticed that they have self locking set screws on www.mcmaster.com , that use nylon inserts. If it doesn't work out too well then I may order some of these with the right thread.